Couch hammock



Dec. 15,1925. 1,566,044

G. F. SISBOWER ET AL couca HAMMOCK Filed Dec. 22. 1921 D ofi m fimINVENTORS ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 15 1925. I I I UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

GEORGE F. SISBOWER, OF FLUBHING, AND LOUTS E. PITTONI, OF NEW YORK, N.Y., AS- SIGNOBS TO MANHATTAN-ROME COMPANY, BRANCH OF ROME METALLIC BED-S'IEAD 00., OF LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

COUCH BAMHOCK. Application filed December 22, 1921. Serial No. 524,258.

Tooll whom it may concern: link A and through the loop on the inner Beit known that we, Gnoncn F. SISBOWER, side of the slot is passed alock-pin D which a citizen of the United States, residing at isconsiderably larger in'diameter than the Flushing, in the county ofQueens and State width of the slot so that it can not be pulled of NewYork, and LOUIS E. PrrroNna subthrough it. This forms an extremelysimject of the King of Italy, residing at New file link connection whichis easily assem York city, in the county of Queens and led or takenapart, while it will be ap- State of New York, have invented certainparent that the extension B, as the seat new and useful Improvements inCouch swings back and forth will merely roll on Hammocks, the followingbeing a full, clear, the link A without rubbin there being a and exactdisclosure of the one form of our Similar rolling and non-ru bing actionat invention which we at present deem prefthe upper end of the link. Asthe hammock erable. swings the flexible link which is thus se- For adetailed description of the present cured in the slot or recess at afixed point form of our invention, reference may be and thence wrapsover the edge of the rehad to the following specification and to thecess, merely flexes while both sides of the accompanying drawing forminga part loop lie and bear on the rod B for a longer thereof, where1norshorter are. This device has proved ef- Fig. 1 is a perspective view ofour defective in giving a silent link-support for vice and the hammockseat since the absence ofrub- Fig. 2 shows it in detail. bing frictionprevents the creaking that of- In Letters Patent No. 1,401,286 grantedtentimes detracts seriously from the comfort to us December 27, 1921, wehave shown and of a couch-hammock.

claimed a couch hammock which is sup- What we claim as new and desire tosecure ported from below instead of from above, by Letters Patent is:

and which has on the seat portion. rods ex- 1. The combination with acouch hamtending laterally into line with the endmock seat provided witha rigidl dis osed supports and supported therefrom by links. memberlocated at a fixed point, 0 an e astic Our present invention relates toa link supflexible supporting link having a looped end port designedparticularly for the aforesaid secured to said member with both sides ofcouch-hammoc and the mode of connecting the loop wrapped over saidmember on the the links with the end-supports on the one same sidethereof. hand and the hammock-seat on the other 2.. The combination witha couch-hamhand. Our purpose is to provide a flexible mock of a flexiblesupportin link therefor 85 connection of the link with both members,wrap ed over the supporte member and said connection being of a kind.which can entering a recess on the under side thereof,

not slip on either member so as to cause together with means forsecuring said link creaking by friction as the hammock swings. in saidrecess.

Referring to the drawing, A, A represent 3. The combination with acouch-hamthe links aforesaid. They. are re erably mock, of end-supportstherefor embracing formed by webbing or other suita le fabric thehammock seat,extensions from said seat and are rovided at top and bottomwith in line with saidv supports and supporting loops. e loops areconveniently formed links each having a looped end entering a by makingthe link in the form of an endrecess on the supported member and wrap- 4less band. On the part B, which extends ping thereon as t e hammockswings.

from the seat infront of the end support 4..A couch hammock providedwith end E, is a slot-piece C attached to the under supports and ahammock seat located beside of B near its end and forming a narrow tweensaid supports, sup. ort pins projectrecess or slot between 'C and B. A.correing from the ends of said ammock seat and spending slotiece C is,attached to the end each provided with a recess, and flexible support E.rough each of the respective holding links each having a loop end slotsis passed a looped end of the webbing wrapped over a support pin andentering the recess thereof and secured in said recess end support andthe other wrapped over a by a lock-pin which serves to enlarge thesupport pin of the seat, and means enlarging loop back of the recess.the ends of the loops to retain them in posi- 5. A couch hammockprovided with end tion. supports, a hammock seat located between Signedat Long Island City, Queens 15 said end supports, supporting pinscarried County, State of New York, this 21st day by the end supports,rigid support pins proof December, 1921.

jectlng from the end of said seat, and flexible links each having loopedends one of GEORGE F. SISBOWER. 10 which is wrapped over a support pinof an LOUIS E. PITTONI.

